Cooling device with blocking plate

Abstract

A cooling device includes a case including two side plates and defining an air inlet and an air outlet, a first frame, a second frame, a first cooling member, a second cooling member, and a blocking plate. The first frame defines a first opening. The second frame defines a second opening. The blocking plate is capable of being secured to the case in an initial position, where the blocking plate is secured to the two side plates, a first air path is defined by the air inlet, the first opening, and the air outlet, and a second air path is defined by the air inlet, the second opening, and the air outlet; or a first blocking position, where the blocking plate is secured to the second frame and covers the second opening, to prevent air from flowing from the second opening to the air outlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling device comprising:
 a case comprising two side plates opposite to each other and defining an air inlet and an air outlet;   a first support frame and a second support frame secured between the two side plates;   the first support frame defining a first ventilation opening, and the second support frame defining a second ventilation opening;   a first cooling member;   a second cooling member; and   a blocking plate;   wherein the blocking plate is configured to be secured to the case in an initial position or a first blocking position; when the blocking plate is in the initial position, the blocking plate is secured to the two side plates, a first air path is defined by the air inlet, the first ventilation opening, the first cooling member, and the air outlet, and a second air path is defined by the air inlet, the second ventilation opening, the second cooling member, and the air outlet; when the blocking plate is in the first blocking position, the blocking plate is secured to the second support frame and covers the second ventilation opening to prevent air from flowing from the second ventilation opening to the air outlet.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the blocking plate comprises a body and two locking pieces extending perpendicularly from opposite ends of the body; each of the two locking pieces is secured to each of the two side plates; and a distance between the two locking pieces is equal to a distance between the two side plates. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling device of  claim 2 , wherein the blocking plate is configured to be secured to the case in a second blocking position, where the body abuts the first support frame and covers the first ventilation opening to prevent air from flowing from the first ventilation opening to the air outlet. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling device of  claim 3 , wherein the blocking plate further comprises two installation members each secured to each of the two locking pieces; each of the two side plates defines two mounting holes, two first installation holes, and two second installation holes; when the blocking plate is in the initial position, each of the two installation members is engaged in each of the two mounting holes; when the blocking plate is in the first blocking position, each of the two installation members is engaged in each of the two second installation holes; and when blocking plate is in the second blocking position, each of the two installation member is engaged in each of the two first installation holes. 
     
     
         5 . The cooling device of  claim 4 , wherein a first line connecting the two mounting holes is substantially perpendicular to the two side plates, a second line connecting the two first installation holes is at an acute angle from the first line; and a third line connecting the two second installation holes is substantially parallel to the first line. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the case further comprises a bottom plate substantially perpendicular to the two side plates; and when the blocking plate is in the initial position, the blocking plate is substantially parallel to the bottom plate. 
     
     
         7 . The cooling device of  claim 6 , wherein the case further comprises a first beam and a second beam secured between the two side plates; the air inlet is defined cooperatively by the two side plates, the first beam and the bottom plate; the air outlet is defined cooperatively by the two side plates, the second beam and the bottom plate; and the first cooling member is adjacent to the air inlet, and the second cooling member is adjacent to the air outlet. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling device of  claim 7 , wherein the case further comprises a support plate secured between the two side plates, and the support plate is substantially parallel to the bottom plate; the first cooling member abuts the support plate, and the second cooling member abuts the bottom plate; and when the blocking plate is in the initial position, a distance between the support plate and the bottom plate is smaller than a distance between the blocking plate and the bottom plate, and the second cooling member is located between the support plate and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         9 . The cooling device of  claim 8 , wherein the air flows from the air inlet to the second ventilation via a passage between the support plate and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         10 . The cooling device of  claim 8 , further comprising a division plate, wherein the division plate is secured to the second support frame and the support plate, and the first cooling member and the second cooling member is separated by the division plate; and the first cooling member is located between the first support frame and the division plate. 
     
     
         11 . A cooling device comprising:
 a case comprising two side plates opposite to each other and defining an air inlet and an air outlet;   a first support frame and a second support frame secured between the two side plates;   the first support frame defining a first ventilation opening, and the second support frame defining a second ventilation opening;   a first cooling member;   a second cooling member; and   a blocking plate;   wherein the blocking plate is configured to be secured to the case in a first blocking position or a second blocking position; when the blocking plate is in the first blocking position, the blocking plate is secured to the second support frame and covers the second ventilation opening to prevent air from flowing from the second ventilation opening to the air outlet, and a first air path is defined cooperatively by the air inlet, the first ventilation opening, the first cooling member, and the air outlet; and when the blocking plate is in the second blocking position, the blocking plate is secured to the first support frame and covers the first ventilation opening to prevent air from flowing from the first ventilation opening to the air outlet, and a second air path is defined cooperatively by the air inlet, the second ventilation opening, the second cooling member, and the air outlet.   
     
     
         12 . The cooling device of  claim 11 , wherein the blocking plate is configured to be secured to the case in an initial position, where each of the first air path and the second air path is unobstructed. 
     
     
         13 . The cooling device of  claim 11 , wherein the blocking plate comprises a body and two locking pieces extending perpendicularly from opposite ends of the body; each of the two locking pieces is secured to each of the two side plates; and a distance between the two locking pieces is equal to a distance between the two side plates. 
     
     
         14 . The cooling device of  claim 13 , wherein the blocking plate further comprises two installation members each secured to each of the two locking pieces; each of the two side plates defines two mounting holes, two first installation holes, and two second installation holes; when the blocking plate is in the initial position, each of the two installation members is engaged in each of the two mounting holes; when the blocking plate is in the first blocking position, each of the two installation members is engaged in each of the two second installation holes; and when blocking plate is in the second blocking position, each of the two installation members is engaged in each of the two first installation holes. 
     
     
         15 . The cooling device of  claim 14 , wherein a first line connecting the two mounting holes is substantially perpendicular to the two side plates, a second line connecting the two first installation holes is at an acute angle from the first line; and a third line connecting the two second installation holes is substantially parallel to the first line. 
     
     
         16 . The cooling device of  claim 11 , wherein the case further comprises a bottom plate substantially perpendicular to the two side plates; and when the blocking plate is in the initial position, the blocking plate is substantially parallel to the bottom plate. 
     
     
         17 . The cooling device of  claim 16 , wherein the case further comprises a first beam and a second beam secured between the two side plates; the air inlet is defined cooperatively by the two side plates, the first beam and the bottom plate; the air outlet is defined cooperatively by the two side plates, the second beam and the bottom plate; and the first cooling member is adjacent to the air inlet, and the second cooling member is adjacent to the air outlet. 
     
     
         18 . The cooling device of  claim 17 , wherein the case further comprises a support plate secured between the two side plates, and the support plate is substantially parallel to the bottom plate; the first cooling member abuts the support plate, and the second cooling member abuts the bottom plate; and when the blocking plate is in the initial position, a distance between the support plate and the bottom plate is smaller than a distance between the blocking plate and the bottom plate, and the second cooling member is located between the support plate and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         19 . The cooling device of  claim 18 , wherein the air flows from the air inlet to the second ventilation via a passage between the support plate and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         20 . The cooling device of  claim 18 , further comprising a division plate, wherein the division plate is secured to the second support frame and the support plate, and the first cooling member and the second cooling member is separated by the division plate; and the first cooling member is located between the first support frame and the division plate.